sharkster

Haven't seen a black on black GT2RS until today. It certainly looks the part, goes like no other Turbo currently has but just doesn't "sound" quite aggressive enough. So first things first let's give it a SharkWerks exhaust note...

In she comes:



The matte carbon hood is a giveaway...


Off with the bumper cover and intercoolers. You can see the very nicely made but extremely quiet stock exhaust (by Akrapovic). The pathway isn't absolutely ideal either for the lowest possible back pressure for a turbo car with an internal merge (you can see the hot spot in the center as a result).:


And on goes our exhaust installed with straight-through mandrel bent pipes minus any muffler or center/join restriction. We also re-use the factory cats to remain CEL free and California emissions compliant::


A quick weight comparison of the stock shows no additional weight:


Vs the Shark pipe:


We're re-using the factory tips here to keep it stealthy:



Ready to go home with a bit more bark (the EVOMSit is next):



This is what she sounds like:

medpilot105

Beautiful! I think I may know the guy who details that and a white GT3 RS. Great looking machines.

sharkster

Roger that! Just finished that white/champagne GT3RS today too. Super nice fellas indeed!

widers911

That is a mean lookin ride! Great work.

sharkster

Thanks! The GT3RS is pretty sweet with the white/champagne motif... More on that later...

CorsicanBB

Awesome!

kosmo

wow, never seen this.
Why does the pipe got thru the crossover pipe vs straight back and out?

sharkster

Thanks!
We want to reduce back pressure whilst also retain some sort of "decent" sound vs just straight out. That tends to sound fairly boaty if you know what I mean

Here's Vader's sister also from yesterday... this white and champagne 2011 GT3RS came into us for a quick snack that included the Shark Werks exhaust along with the EVOMSit software for better sound and an even edgier throttle response.

In she comes:


There's that stock center exhaust about to get the boot:


The stock titanium tips are pretty nice so we're going to retain those:


On goes the SharkWerks sound system along with the stock tips mated:


And then it's over to the flashing station where the DME is programmed with the EVOMSit tuning set for 91 octane, with left-foot braking enabled and improved throttle response. The 16-18 extra HP doesn't hurt either!


And ready to go home:


She'll be back for a few more track-aimed goodies shortly:

Dan@SharkWerks

Hey Alex, don't forget this one

This 2011 GT3RS took a day off from the race track to come in for some R&R -- a bit of makeover in the form of a 60/40 Guard LSD, steel Brembo Type III rotors, and the engine coolant fix we've talked about in the past.

Here she is rolling in with the OEM PCCB rotors:


A bit later, the bumper and some of the underside suspension parts are removed:


The stock exhaust is in place for meeting the tricky 92 dB limit at Laguna Seca, but the car does have a Shark Werks exhaust somewhere in hibernation.

James makes it look easy, here's the engine out and ready to button up the coolant pipes that we've seen fail so many times on the GT3 and Turbo models:


Holy smokes, look at the size of that hole!


Here's one of several coolant lines, after pinning to keep them in place:


While he's in there, the differential is removed for an upgrade:



The weak stock unit was pretty rough after only a few track days, so it's sent out to Guard.

Meanwhile, we look at the stock PCCBs:


Some Brembo Type III steel replacements so the priceless ceramic rotors aren't destroyed:


Guard sends back our limited slip differential in record time:


A test drive would confirm this one works much better than the brand new / OEM and especially worn version.

And here she is, engine re-installed, coolant replaced, brakes all tested and ready for another trip around Laguna Seca:






A little blue and she would be just right for a 4th of July party!

mepps

some sound from the gt2's....makes the ears smile!

mdrums

Gawd, these all are nice cars...my car just sucks!

aussie jimmy

don't say that.
your car is most people's dream.

DreamCarrera

Awesome post as usual Alex.

Thanks for sharing...









P.S. Thanks to Dan as well...I love Sharkwerks Pcar ****.

Dan@SharkWerks

Hi Kosmo,
If you see the exit position of the OEM cats, it's at a 90-degree bend, toward the center of the car. The only way to keep these cats would be to build something like we did or make the exhaust do a 270-degree bend back toward the bumper exit.

Lol! I never thought I'd hear that about such a nice car in itself!! I wonder if the GT2RS guys feel that way about the CGT and the GT3R Hybrid guys feel that way about the 918

GreenLantern

Seriously good stuff, Sharky.

Keep up the awesome work!